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(PDF) Google - Southeast Asia's Internet Economy Hits an Inflection Point
[Business]
2018/11/22 11:27
The 2016 and 2017 Google-Temasek reports foresaw a $200 billion internet economy in the region by 2025. This year, our research sees such drastic market acceleration that we now expect that number to be closer to $240 billion.Simply put, Southeast Asia’s internet economy hit an inflection point in 2018. Powered by the most engaged mobile internet users in the world, industries like e-Commerce,...
Why Noviosense's In-Eye Glucose Monitor Might Work Better Than Alphabet's
[Tech]
2018/11/22 11:27
Noviosense takes a different approach to glucose sensing in tears, with promising results.For decades, researchers have clamored to build a wearable, noninvasive glucose monitor. Such a device could help the millions of people living with diabetes track their glucose levels more closely, without the pain of pricking their skin with needles.Scientists have tried tracking glucose in sweat, saliva...
(PDF) BCG - Getting Ready for Robotics in Property Development and Building
[Business]
2018/11/22 11:27
Construction and property development companies have not historically been on the forefront of innovation. But new and impending advances in robotics—such as the increasing ability to work in open, unstructured work sites and interact with human coworkers—along with a sustained drop in costs promise to change that and profoundly disrupt the competitive landscape.In fact, startups in the indus...
Black Friday’s Global Spread is Taking Root on Influencer Instagram
[Business]
2018/11/22 11:27
Black Friday, the ultimate American consumerist holiday, has in recent years been exported to the rest of the world. In the UK, department store John Lewis had the busiest single hour in online sales ever during last year’s shopping frenzy. Amazon France, meanwhile, is offering deals just like its US counterpart.But nowhere is the globalization of Black Friday more evident than on Instagram. A...
(Infographic) Where Top US Banks Are Betting On Fintech
[Investing]
2018/11/22 11:27
US banks are placing strategic bets across lending, payments, capital markets, data analytics, and blockchain.In 2018 (YTD 11/21), the top 11 US banks by assets participated in a total of 49 equity rounds to fintech startups. This compares to 19 in 2017 and 33 in 2016.Today, US banks are involved in more fintech rounds for two main reasons: high-upside returns and strategic partnerships.In some...
Luxury Sneaker Maker Wants You to Wrap Your Feet in Recycled Coffee
[Product]
2018/11/22 11:26
Around 50 percent of the material used in the upper comes from recycled coffee grinds, coffee beans and coffee plants.It's not just big names in footwear like Adidas, Reebok and Puma that have been making strides to attract eco-conscious consumers of late, a new company launched last year to market shoes made from algae and a UK startup Rothy knitted its shoes from yarn made from recycled bottl...
The Billion-Dollar Holiday
[Business]
2018/11/22 11:26
When Americans started celebrating Thanksgiving in the 19th century, it was about cherishing the blessings of the year, particularly the year’s harvest. These days however, it appears as if many people spend the holiday thinking about what they might need rather than what they already have. Over the past few years, Thanksgiving weekend has grown to become a huge shopping extravaganza both on-...
This Clock is Also a Life-Saving Emergency Kit
[Design]
2018/11/22 11:26
A clock serves as an indication of whether you’re on time, early, or running late. The clock practically guides you through your day, directing your life, but the Life Clock by Gyeonggido Company & SWNA design studio does much more. Designed as a disaster survival kit, this clock can practically save lives by allowing you to be prepared during a disaster. The clock comes with a hollow inte...
(Patent) Forget VR Treadmills : Google Patents Motorized, Omnidirectional VR Sneakers
[Tech]
2018/11/21 11:38
Google's idea would cancel out walking locomotion with motorized roller skates.If virtual reality is ever going to become the immersive, holodeck-style platform that we all dream of, someone is going to have to figure out locomotion. Today, you can strap on a Vive or Oculus headset and more or less be visually transported to a virtual world, but the reality of, well, reality, means you can usua...
